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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Vices are a disease, and its remedy is seeking forgiveness, and its cure is not repeating [the vices].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Taking a sin lightly is worse than committing the sin.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Giving up sin is difficult, but giving up Paradise is [going to be] more difficult.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Things come to us that seem to be much when we amass them but which we consider to be less when we divide them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be careful of the sins that lead you to deep trouble the vices that bring the wrath of Allah.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Refrain from desecration of the sacred, for indeed this is the practice of the wicked and the people of depravity and vice.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Refrain from persistence [in committing vices] for it is surely the gravest of great sins and the worst of offences.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Refrain from exposing [your] sins, for this is one of the worst of offences.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Refrain from vices, for the one who sells the eternal Paradise for a vile sin from the sins of this world is indeed wretched.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not take the committing of vices lightly, for verily it will cover you with humiliation in this world and earn you the wrath of Allah in the Hereafter.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily wrongdoings are [like] wild horses that carry their riders on their backs while their bridles have been thrown off, so they take them [straight] into the fire of hell.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The greatest misdeed is recommending the vicious.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The worst misdeed is refusing to accept an excuse [that is valid].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The worst of sins in the sight of Allah is the sin upon which its doer persists.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gravest of sins in the sight of Allah, the Glorified, is the sin which is taken lightly by the one who commits it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The vice that brings the quickest retribution is oppressing the one who does not oppress you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The vilest of sins is cutting off ties with near relatives and impiety [with one's parents].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gravest of sins is the sin upon which the sinner persists.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily the vice with the worst of consequences is error [and misguidance].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily Allah, the Glorified, hates the one who is insolent and bold in committing sins.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Indeed one who disobeys Allah is the enemy of Muhammad (s), even if he is the nearest of his relatives.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily the clemency shown by Allah, the Most High, despite [your] acts of disobedience has made you bold and has driven you to [do things that will] destroy yourself.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] is the practice of the depraved.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] leads one to hellfire.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The one who openly declares his sin is an advertiser [of his disobedience to Allah].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Disobedience [to Allah] is the negligence of the vicious (or the weak).

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Sin prevents the one's supplication from being answered.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] is the worst of ideas.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] is the gravest of sins.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] is the trait of the doomed.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Retribution is the fruit of misdeeds.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] brings [divine] wrath.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Disobedience [to Allah] brings retribution.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Returning to sin [and repeating it] is persistence [in sinning].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Persistence [in sinning] is the gravest sin and the quickest in [bringing] retribution.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Keeping away from vices is more important [and better] than earning good deeds.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

If you must, by all means, be pure, then purify yourselves from vices of the hearts.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

If you must, by all means, be clean, then clean yourselves from the filth of flaws and vices.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

If you purify yourselves from vices, Allah will love you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily if you keep away from vices you will attain elevated ranks.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The bane of obedience is insubordination.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When you commit a sin then be remorseful for it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

It is through disobedience [to Allah] that wretchedness comes about.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Through disobedience [to Allah] the [gate of] hellfire is closed for the aberrant [and they are unable to escape it].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

How evil an action disobedience [to Allah] is!

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Avoid disobeying Allah and you will be successful.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Guard yourself against sins and restrain yourselves from them, for indeed, wretched is the one who gives them free rein.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Exalted is Allah, the Mighty, [yet] how lenient is He! And you are lowly and weak yet how bold you are in your disobedience to Him!

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The sweetness of sin is spoilt by the pain of retribution.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The outcome of sins is loss [and destruction].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Many a great sin of yours is deemed by you as [being] small.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The one who embarks upon sin, his [final] abode is hellfire.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Submission to sin is the trait of the doomed.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

I am amazed at the person who knows the severity of Allah's retribution and [yet] he still continues being persistent [in sinning].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The companion of vices is the hostage of [his] misdeeds.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

For every evil act there is punishment.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

For the one who is bold in [committing] sins there are retributions from the chastisement of Allah, the Glorified.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

If Allah, the Glorified, had not forbidden that which He has ordained as unlawful, it would have [still] been mandatory for the intelligent one to keep away from it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Rejoicing in vices is uglier than committing them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Is there any place of protection or shelter, or any sanctuary or asylum, or any place to flee or return back to?

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not persist in that which is followed by sin.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not tear your veils [of innocence] in front of the One who knows your secrets.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not undertake acts of disobedience to Allah, the Glorified, and act with obedience to Him, as this will be a provision for you [in the Hereafter].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Never belittle the small sins, for they are indeed dangerous [and destructive]; and one who is surrounded by his belittled [sins] is destroyed by them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Those who remain behind [in this world after others have passed away before them] do not stop from committing sins.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

There is no vice greater than persistence [in sinning].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

There is no vice greater than rejoicing in acts of depravity.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who is persistent in his sin shows audacity in front of the wrath of his Lord.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever takes pleasure in the disobedience of Allah is made to suffer utter humiliation by Allah.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One whose sins increase, his disparagement becomes necessary.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Neither are blessings taken away from you nor are you deprived of any comforts of life but because of the sins that you commit, and Allah is not unjust to the Servants.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

None of the acts of disobedience to Allah, the Glorified, come about except in [the garb of] desire.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Constant sinning cuts [one's] sustenance.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Openly [and boldly] sinning in front of Allah [without any shame] hastens [divine] retributions.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of the intellect (or from evil actions) and the ugliness of errors, and from Him do we seek assistance [against all this].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Far be it! You have not feigned ignorance except because of what has passed before you of mistakes and sins.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Every disobedient one is a sinner.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever disobeys Allah, his status gets lowered.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Woe be to the sinner, how ignorant he is and how much of his share he has relinquished!

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Woe to the one who is afflicted with disobedience, deprivation and abandonment.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Rushing into vices causes [one to face] the chastisement of hellfire.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When committing sins, recall how the pleasures will [soon] end and the consequences that follow will remain.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be wary of the sins done in seclusion, for indeed the Witness (to it) is the Judge.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Caution, caution O listener! Strive, strive O intelligent one! None can inform you like the One who is all-aware.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

I am amazed at the one who avoids the food that could harm him, how does he not avoid the sin that would bring painful chastisement?!

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Vice is the endeavour of the filthy.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

How bad a leash is the leash of vices!

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

In every evil act there is retribution.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The one who sins knowingly does not deserve pardon.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Denial [of sin] is persistence [in it].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The one who sins without knowing is free from sin.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The weapon of the sinner is repentance.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

A sinner who confesses his sin is better than the obedient one who is proud of his action.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not dishearten a sinner, for how many a person who is occupied with his sin ends up being forgiven, and how many a person has embarked on a virtuous action which he corrupts at the end of his life and winds up in the fire of hell.

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Hadith

Worship Prohibitions VICES AND THOSE WHO COMMIT THEM